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Freshmen to explore multiculturalism through 'Kite Runner'
Godspell: The musical that changes lives
Alumni in the news
McDaniel hires new men's basketball coach
Finding Common Ground
Summer Happenings

The next News@McDaniel will be issued July 18.

McDaniel's incoming freshmen are sure to have at least one thing in common. They all will have read "The Kite Runner" – the tender tale of two motherless boys coming of age in an Afghanistan on the brink of the Soviet invasion and downfall.

First-time novelist Khaled Hosseini weaves themes of friendship, betrayal, forgiveness, hatred, love and redemption into this story set against the backdrop of Kabul before and after the Soviets and the Taliban. It offers students a rich variety of topics for discussion during orientation and throughout their first semester on campus.

"('Kite Runner') raises the issues of multicultural understanding and awareness," says Sherri Lind Hughes, Associate Dean of Academic Affairs. "It is connected to current events and addresses life changes and transition."

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Audience members are dancing in their seats to the Theatre on the Hill (TOTH) production of the rock opera "Godspell." The show takes place on the main stage of WMC Alumni Hall with an elaborate set and 10 comical characters dramatically moving through song, dance and storytelling. Featuring the international ballad "Day by Day" and several other musical numbers, "Godspell" promises to deliver a burst of energy and excitement.

Tickets to the show are $19, with show times at 7:30 p.m. Friday, June 24 and 25, and July 1, 2, 8 and 9. Seating is reserved. For more information, call the box office at 410-857-2448.

"It's based on the best seller of all time: the Bible," said Ira Domser, co-founder of TOTH and company producer. "Godspell is always a popular play." The production, with book by John Michael Tebelek as well as music and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz, is a classic 1970s musical retelling a dozen of Christ's best-known parables.

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The late Dr. Daniel Welliver '50 was inducted May 2 into the Maryland Athletic Trainers Association Hall of Fame. Welliver served as the Green Terror team physician from 1958 to 1998, also picking up the role of medical director for health services in 1975.

Elizabeth G. Haslbeck '85 received June 6 the 2005 Harry A. Gardner Award for Subcommittee Chair of the Year from the American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM). This award honors her contributions in leading a project on marine coatings, as part of the ASTM Committee on Paint and Related Coatings, Materials and Applications.

Dr. Donald S. Stanton '53 was appointed June 8 interim president of Haywood Community College in Clyde, N.C.

Dr. C. Dianne Martin '65 received April 16 the 2005 Augusta Ada Lovelace Award from the Association for Women in Computing in Bloomington, Minn. The award honors outstanding scientific and technical achievement and extraordinary service to the computing community.

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McDaniel College welcomes Bob Flynn to the Green Terror family as the new men's basketball head coach.

"I'm very grateful and honored to be chosen as McDaniel's next men's basketball head coach," said Flynn. "I'm thankful to the administration for having the faith in me to lead this program."

Flynn comes from a rich tradition of coaching in the high school and college ranks. He is currently the head coach and athletic director at The Cardinal Gibbons School in Baltimore, Md.

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The musicians, artists, writers, lecturers, actors and dancers of Common Ground on the Hill return to McDaniel July 3-15 for their 11th year of teaching, learning and sharing. This multicultural celebration offers classes and workshops over the Traditions Weeks, held on campus July 3-8 and 10-15, and a Music & Arts Festival at the Carroll County Farm Museum July 9 and 10.

Ticket prices and tuition vary. A dance will be held at 8 p.m. July 4 in Decker Center Forum which is free and open to the public. Registration for Traditions Weeks workshops is open up to the event; however, space is limited in many classes.

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While most students leave for the summer, McDaniel's campus continues to swarm with activity. Click below for a schedule of conferences, sports camps, and other events at the College during the semester break.

Summer Conferences at McDaniel College